No. 10/8 Florida State vs. Louisville
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015
Florida State Student-Athlete Quotes
Junior Wide Receiver, Kermit Whitfield
On Jimbo claiming poise was responsible for second-half improvements:
“I don’t think anything really changed, we just kept play our game and kept
elevating and evolving.”
On if there is a universal understanding among team members that there
are improvements to be made:
“We didn’t play our best ball in the first half. Second half, that’s when we came out
and started playing FSU football.”
On feeling the pressure to perform:
“We were getting pressure from the [Louisville] defense and we couldn’t really make
the plays we really wanted to play. During halftime we went to the drawing board
and started making plays.”
Sophomore Tailback, Dalvin Cook
On the reason he is able to break off such long runs during the game:
“O-Line. They don’t get enough credit and the receivers, they don’t get enough credit
for the blocking they’re doing. They’re the highlight of everything I do right now.”
On his thoughts on Kermit Whitfield’s game performance the past few
games:
“Everyone knows Kermit has big play potential. He’s given the ball and he’s going to
make a play.”
Why do you think the team has handled being in tight situations in games?
“Coach Fisher gets us prepared very well. He’s hard on us in practice and puts us in
lots of different situations to get us ready.”
Sophomore Linebacker, Jacob Pugh
How dangerous is this defense when you’re able to have waves of defenders
come out, not just one-person break under pressure?
“I feel like we’re the best defense in the country and nobody can stop what we do or
what we bring. We’re going to keep on bringing it every week and every Saturday in
and out the game.”
Junior Defensive End, DeMarcus Walker
How were you able to contain Lamar Jackson?
“Our coach made a big emphasis all week, that he was on my mind all week. Keep
him controlled because he is a great athlete and very fast, so we wanted to collapse
the pocket on him.”
What have you seen with the mentality growing?
“We’re just playing team football. We’re playing like we have nothing to lose. We
don’t think about the scoreboard, we don’t think about winning or losing. We just go
out there and play football. Play the next play.”